MIG wrote:
[re 442s transferring to Southern]

I would assume that they would only indirectly replace 319s and
actually replace 377s on Brighton Express.

But are full length Mark 3s cleared for that line anyway?

Certainly from Clapham to Brighton, from XC days. I'm not sure about
Clapham to Victoria - have a vague idea Victoria itself isn't cleared
for 23m stock, but might have got that wrong.

I think it went straight from Mark 2s to Voyagers, but I could have
misremembered. I think Voyagers are long, but the clearances would be
different.

Apparently, no 23m Mk3 may pass another Mk3 on the Brighton line:
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk....f50e3d0d066572

....but it's alleged that more recently, HSTs were run on the Sussex
Scot:
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk....5c4593c8fa7e0?

Hmm. Would anyone who knows care to elaborate?

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